Dig straight down through Mexico 🇲🇽 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of British Indian Ocean Territory 🇮🇴. Below are Mexico's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Mexico City |
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| Population | about 127.6 million |
| Area | 1,969,359 km² (760,373 sq mi) |
| Region | Central America, North America |
| Economy | Emerging region: MIKT |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | United Mexican States |
| Also written | México (es) · Mexique (fr) · 墨西哥 (zh) · المكسيك (ar) · Мексика (ru) · メキシコ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Mexico, that point sits at 23.5994° S, 77.7498° E. The nearest coast is British Indian Ocean Territory 🇮🇴, roughly 1,885 km (1,171 miles) south — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Louis, Mauritius, about 2,122 km (1,319 miles) from the point.
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